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Yep, Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox are back with another quarantine video — this time a cover of Hawkwind’s “Silver Machine.” The husband-and-wife duo is supported by their usual mysterious guitarist Sidney Jake, who hovers behind them in a gold mask. Willcox tears through the 1972 space rock track covered …

Ezra Furman came out on Wednesday as a transgender woman and has been a mother for over two years. “About being a trans woman: For my own reasons I have been hesitant to use these words, especially the ‘woman’ word,” she wrote on Instagram. “I have often described myself as …

The Black Keys returned to the stage for the first time in over a year to play a four-song set during the Triller Fight Club boxing event at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium Saturday. Although Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney announced a new album earlier in the week, the duo’s mini-set focused …

Rina Sawayama has released a new version of her song “Chosen Family,” performed as a duet with Elton John. Sawayama unveiled the ballad and tribute to the LGBTQ community on Wednesday, accompanied by a video of her and John singing “Chosen Family” as John plays the piano. “It was such …

Rico Nasty, Seu Jorge, and more have been tapped for the 2021 Afropunk festival, held on April 23rd. Similar to last year, the event will take place virtually at 4 p.m. ET. This year the festival will celebrate “Black Spring,” which focuses on Afro-Latine and Afro-Caribbean artists. Seafoam Walls, Black …

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson will publish his memoir, The Lives of Brian, on October 26th via Dey Street Books, an imprint of the William Morrow Group at HarperCollins. The Lives of Brian will find Johnson covering his early life and career: chronicling his childhood growing up in a small town …

More than half a century after her death, Janis Joplin‘s legacy continues to loom large. Her estate kicked off this year with a 50th-anniversary edition of Pearl, while a children’s book featuring the icon teaching nouns arrives this spring. And, on June 10th, fans can take a deep dive into …

Forty years ago this week, the Who‘s Face Dances debuted on the Billboard 200 where it was beaten out by the likes of Styx’s Paradise Theater (Number One), REO Speedwagon’s Hi Infidelity (Number Two), Rush’s Moving Pictures (Number Three), the Police’s Zenyatta Mondatta (Number Seven), and Blondie’s Autoamerican (Number 12). …

Colombian artist Camilo brought his hit single “Ropa Cara” to The Tonight Show, marking the first time the singer appeared on a late night show in the U.S. The track comes off his recent album Mis Manos.  The performance is trippy, with hypnotic background visuals, and Camilo is accompanied by …

E-40 has released the music video for “I Stand on That,” featuring Joyner Lucas and T.I. Directed by Jae Synth, the visual captures each rapper in a different garage space in their respective cities, trading off their word-laden verses about their core values and overcoming adversity. (T.I. makes sure to …